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By Allen Cummings How many of us sat watching the Wigan v Southampton cup tie with our ‘wannabe’ managerial hats on? I studiously assessed our next premier league opponents, trying to weigh up what we faced in possibly our biggest game of the season so far. On the face of it the Saints’ […]

In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from John, 40 and a lifelong West Ham United supporter and Season Ticket holder about the magic of an FA Cup run. “Long campaigns in football’s oldest competition are often underestimated these days, with league and other competitions being prioritised, that certainly seems to be the case in the Premier League anyway. I’m too young really to remember my team’s…

West Ham players returned to Miami beach this afternoon after training all morning but decided to keep their clothes on this time after intense media attention when they sunned themselves on Tuesday afternoon after training. Andy Carroll, Mark Noble, Declan Rice, Aaron Cresswell and Jordan Hugill were all photographed by paps as they ventured out […]

They say a picture paints a thousand words so it is unfortunate to see images of West Ham players sunning themselves on Miami beach in the tabloid laughing and rubbing sun cream into each other as they sun themselves. The timing is awful from a PR perspective after an awful week in the media in […]

An unnamed agent says that Marseille were forced to pay far more to Patrice Evra and eventually sign the left-back because of fake interest from Lyon which was made up by President Jean Michel Aulas French media claim. Media outlet France Football says: “Lyon and Aulas claimed to be interested in the French international right up […]

By Allen Cummings Never before has football and football clubs been so much at the mercy of ‘fine margins’. There is so much money at stake in the modern game now, the difference between winning and losing, or winning and drawing, can ultimately define the very future of a football club in today’s game. Indeed, […]

Former Hammer Paolo Di Canio insists he would never return to West Ham in any capacity while David Sullivan is co-owner. On Sky Sports Italia, former Chelsea player Gianluca Vialli asked Di Canio that he could see himself “running to help your team in the future.” But the former West Ham captain, who previously managed Sunderland, delivered […]

“West Ham will appoint an experienced director of football at the end of the season in a bid to head off criticism from fans of their recruitment strategy” claims the well connected Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard. Last month David Moyes said in the London Standard “We’ve put together some plans, we are going […]

A first-half goal from Chelsea U23 forward Harvey St Clair was enough for Joe Edwards’ men to down Terry Westley’s West Ham United U23s in the Premier League 2 at the Chigwell Construction Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The match’s decisive moment came in the 19th minute, St Clair putting the finishes touches on a quick move from the Young Blues, giving his team an advantage that would last the entirety. The hosts …

Manu Lanzini is as confident as it gets the Hammers will stay up and is up for the battle over the last games of the season. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game he told the official site: “It’s great to be at home playing at our ground where we get great support and we’re working really, really […]